When I was a kid scenes of victory and defeat and the battlefield in Vietnam were seen on tv.
Heck even World War I, had film footage of the horrors of war.
This war nothing.
God Bless the souls lost in the line of battle.
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Along with The Cloud Minders and The Conscience of the King. All applicable to what we see today.
It’s an awesome episode. One of the best ever of all Trek. Great acting! People would just walk into the disintegration booth without any fear or defiance. It should have one an Emmy.
IIRC Kirks’ “solution” was a physical fight between the two opposing leaders so they could feel the pain of real conflict and maybe stop the virtual war....doubt it work...and dreams like this must not pass on...
General Order 24 in two hours!
There are massive amounts of combat footage available, and a lot of it is posted on FR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5hlYzwYiJE
Spock: Sir, there is a multi-legged creature crawling on your shoulder.
Sorta like the green new deal…